Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 974

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Maintenance of a poor child unable to earn, including the remuneration of a female servant and a driver, the custodial accommodation allowance, and the expenses of furnishing it. Its being obligatory upon the affluent father. The female custodian. Her lack of obligation to pay for custodial accommodation. Its condition is that she does not own accommodation in which she resides or which is designated for her residence. Ownership. Its nature. Accommodation: the conditions for its suitability. An example. 7 – Driver's remuneration and the price of a car:
Arabic original
نفقة الولد الفقير العاجز عن الكسب ومنها أجر الخادمة والسائق وأجرة مسكن الحضانة ومصروفات تأثيثه. وجوبها على الأب الموسر. الحاضنة. عدم التزامها بأجرة مسكن الحضانة. شرطه عدم تملكها لمسكن تقيم فيه أو مخصصا لسكناها. الملكية. ماهيتها. المسكن شروط صلاحيته. مثال. ٧ – أجر السائق وثمن السيارة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٩/١٢/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 508. PDF pages: 493.

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